oie

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French word oie comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (Egg.), Latin -ica

*h₂ōwyóm (Proto-Indo-European)

Egg.

-ica (Latin)

*awis (Proto-Italic)

Bird.

avis (Latin)

(figuratively) omen, portent. A bird.

*avica (Late Latin)

*avica (Latin)

*auca (Latin)

(Vulgar Latin) goose.

*auca (Vulgar Latin)

oue (Old French)

(bird).

oie (French)

Goose.

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